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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 12:58 PM
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Anyone know the boiling point for the benz dot4+ is couldn't find it, went to track and old fluid boiled and had soft pedal, brakes
Might put OEM stuff back in or stop tech 600
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Anyone know the boiling point for the benz dot4+ is couldn't find it, went to track and old fluid boiled and had soft pedal, brakes
Might put OEM stuff back in or stop tech 600
It depends on the quality of your fluid. If it is fresh (new) then it should be around 500*F, but if it is old and has even 3% of water, then it would be around 350*F. These are general DOT4 fluid ISO Class 6 type numbers.
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I am currently reading the back of a MB DOT4+ bottle of brake fluid and the wet boiling point is 356 degrees.
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Thanks it's 500 dry 356 wet
Just changed mine today from 2 track days, wow was it black,
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